RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) I spent most of yesterday at Eurospoor 2017 in Utrecht where, despite much temptation, I managed not to spend too much money. One stand that caught my eye was a small outfit called Van Petegem Scenery who make cows, horses and sheep for N and HO/OO. What sets them apart though is that they make lots of different breeds. I was very impressed with their range and came away with some Aberdeen Angus, Belted Galloway and Hereford cattle to populate a corner of my layout. I have no connection to the company but thought I would post their website details for anyone who wants something a bit different when it comes to layout livestock. http://www.vanpetegemscenery.com Edited November 4, 2017 by Western Aviator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2017 I spent most of yesterday at Eurospoor 2017 in Utrecht where, despite much temptation, I managed not to spend too much money. One stand that caught my eye was a small outfit called Van Petegem Scenery who make cows, horses and sheep for N and HO/OO. What sets them apart though is that they make lots of different breeds. I was very impressed with their range and came away with some Aberdeen Angus, Belted Galloway and Hereford cattle to populate a corner of my layout. I have no connection to the company but thought I would post their website details for anyone who wants something a bit different when it comes to layout livestock. www.vanpetegemscenery.com http://www.vanpetegemscenery.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) Nice range of farm animals although HO, could be used more in the background, like these Belted Galloways, photographed from a train between Redhill & Guildford. I suspect the Galwegians may resent them being called 'Englisch Belted Galloways'. Edited November 4, 2017 by phil_sutters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted November 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2017 In the pictures on the website, the n gauge animals look rather small. I wonder if they genuinely are undersized, or if they are in an HO landscape? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2017 In the pictures on the website, the n gauge animals look rather small. I wonder if they genuinely are undersized, or if they are in an HO landscape? Continental N is 1/160 compared to British N which is 1/148. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 5, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2017 Continental N is 1/160 compared to British N which is 1/148. The cows may be slightly small (92.5% of British N) but the ones outside are far away.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted November 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2017 Continental N is 1/160 compared to British N which is 1/148. I'm quite aware of that, however the pictures on the website show them against Continental models and they still look very underscale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 5, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2017 I'm quite aware of that, however the pictures on the website show them against Continental models and they still look very underscale. I'll post a picture later of them up against something British for comparison. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) The size of cows has increased dramatically in recent decades. If your layout is set in anything but the recent past, then having cows that look small to our eyes is probably a good thing. See some of the pictures from Exeter cattle market in the 1940's. They look tiny compared with the ones you see now. Mim (who has the perfect signature for this subject!) Edited November 5, 2017 by Mim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 6, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2017 I'll post a picture later of them up against something British for comparison. Life got in the way, sorry. I'll try to do a piccy next week. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted November 14, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) A couple of Belted Galloways next to a new Oxford Cortina. They don't look that underscale to me; what do others think? Edited November 14, 2017 by Western Aviator 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 14, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 14, 2017 Like human beings animals can come in all shapes and sizes. You can always 'adjust' any out of scale figures by careful placing on the layout. You can also do the same with buildings and vehicles but if you get it wrong it can be glaringly obvious. To my eye it seems to be that a slightly underscale model is less obvious than an overscale one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted November 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2017 A couple of Belted Galloways next to a new Oxford Cortina. They don't look that underscale to me; what do others think? cows and cortina.JPG Heifers rather than full-grown Galloways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted November 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2017 A couple of Belted Galloways next to a new Oxford Cortina. They don't look that underscale to me; what do others think? cows and cortina.JPG They look the right size for older calves against the Cortina, but are smaller than a modern cow. A modern cow would be looking clean over the top of the car. Cows are large, bulls even more so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webbcompound Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 They look the right size for older calves against the Cortina, but are smaller than a modern cow. A modern cow would be looking clean over the top of the car. Cows are large, bulls even more so. Although Belties are quite small compared to your standard modern dairy cow. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 A couple of Belted Galloways next to a new Oxford Cortina. They don't look that underscale to me; what do others think? cows and cortina.JPG The Cortina door window frames are a touch too tall; the tops should run along the same level as the tops of the windscreens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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